#askflora

I think this Anon is correct!

Flora watches over all the kids in the Hollow and refuses to let anything bad happen to them. Other nymphs prefer to "let nature take its course", but Flora actually goes out of her way to protect them from harm.

She's a little less forgiving to the adults, but she loves the kids too much to let them get hurt. In "A Mage in the Making", Ginger leaves Cinnamon in the care of Mr. Ocean. Flora saw this and knew it could only end in disaster, so she kept an eye on the situation and found Cinnamon when Mr. Ocean inevitably lost her.

In "Sugar and Shine", Flora notices Itchy and Tomato foraging together in the forest. She knows Itchy's an irresponsible parent, so she kept an eye on them too, and helped them get some bird eggs for Ginger.

Unfortunately she couldn't protect Isaac when he was attacked by Red Orchid, but she did take revenge on Red Orchid in the end for hurting him.

In "Dirty Animal", it was shown that she frequently babysitted young Frederick while Olof was working.

I imagine she has also babysitted Tomato, Cinnamon, and Azadora on various occasions. Flora is just the right combination of sweet and powerful that makes parents trust her with their kids. She also has a mischievous streak, so I'm sure the kids love her too because she lets them get away with stuff that their parents don't.

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Lore Masterpost

(or does she have that in ginger + tomato??)

Flora doesn't seem like the domestic type to me, personally. She's more of a "flirt 'n fly" kinda gal.

She seemed pretty annoyed at having to babysit Frederick in one story, I think it might have been Dirty Animal?

Then again, she is clearly interested in Ginger, who has kids, and that fact doesn't hinder her attraction at all. She even watches over Tomato and Cinnamon to make sure they don't get lost in the forest.

Overall I think Flora is more interested in being a "cool auntie" than a mother. She doesn't mind watching kids from time to time, but she doesn't want to be tethered to them 24/7.

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Lore Masterpost

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She just can't get enough of that delicious gum-shredding cronch!

Bones are an alternative source of calcium for limniads who live inland. They can be found all over the forest floor.

But in Flora's case, I'm sure the Freelance Goobers bring her seashells whenever they visit a coastal region.

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Lore Masterpost

Yeeeeeah, that was pretty bad...

Although to Flora's credit, she did eventually feel guilty and try to fess up. It was Ginger who dragged the whole thing out for so long.

I think they both deserve a charlie horse for that one!

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I've actually never heard of this meme, so I looked it up and it's hilarious! Also pretty darn accurate for these characters lol.

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Lore Masterpost

Well, that depends...

If Ginger asked Itchy for permission beforehand, he'd be like "Damn that's hot, hell yeah, go for it".

But if she just did it without telling him, he'd feel really upset and betrayed.

As far as Itchy's concerned, it's only "cheating" if he doesn't know about it. He'd let Ginger boink basically whoever she wants, so long as she told him first.

I talked about their relationship dynamic more in this recent post, which presents a similar scenario.

Ginger actually did cheat on Itchy in the story "For Good Health" (with Javaan, not Flora), but I'm currently working on another story where we see the fallout from this! It should be done soon-ish.

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"Love" might be a strong word...I'd say she's "in lust" with Ginger. There is attraction there, but Flora is an immortal being who knows better than to give her entire heart to a mortal. It will only end in heartbreak as they grow old and die in the blink of her eye.

I think she loves Ginger to the extent that she loves all of the villagers. She does care deeply for them, but she's afraid to commit to any one of them. She just has sexual flings here and there and leaves it at that.

Aside from carnal attraction, I think Flora does enjoy Ginger's company and considers her a friend. But even if Ginger was single, Flora knows better than to ask her hand in marriage or anything like that. She just wants to get in her pants.

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Dude there's no way he hasn't seen Flora flirting with his mom by now lol. In fact, he's witnessed many villagers flirting with Ginger, and he absolutely hates it. He loves Itchy--despite all his faults--and doesn't want anyone to replace him.

I can totally write a short about this! I have a backlog of ideas going, but I'll put it on the list so I'll remember it. Thank you for the prompt!

Also I want to mention that fanfiction is always welcome! If I don't get to a prompt in time, feel free to write it yourself. I'm not a nazi about my characters, you can take as many liberties with them as you want. We flip the finger to canon 'round these parts.

There are quite a few under the fanfic tag if you want to check out some that people have already submitted!

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